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http://www.adweek.com/fishbowlny/?p=22409Tue, 31 Jul 2012 22:30:35 +0000What Magazines Want TodayAngling for an editor job at a magazine? Folio: asked two magazine bigwigs to explain what qualities would get you a job at their properties.

The best thing you can do? Have an open mind.

Shannon Wong, editor-in-chief of Fitness, told Folio: that it’s important her hires “are as excited about creating content for the digital properties at Fitness as they are about getting a byline in the magazine.” And Dan Shannon, publisher of Durham Magazine and Chapel Hill Magazine, said that editors shouldn’t do things “the old way,” with a big wall between editorial and advertising. “I insist that editors, salespeople and operations staff interact constantly. They share ideas, critique story choices and layouts and have a cup of coffee together. When we bump into a virtual or metaphorical wall in our company, we try to tear it down,” he said.

Beyond versatility, what else are bosses looking for these days? According to Wong, passion is crucial (“Even if…you end up covering a subject that bores you”) as is “roll-up-your-sleeves pluck and persistence.” Editors need to be the ones calling the shots even on things beyond the magazine, she said. That includes apps, mobile products, and even events. “Editors know their readers better than any developer or HTML coder ever could,” she said.

Sound tough? Yeah, it’s getting tougher every day to be an editor, it seems. Your skillset needs to be continually improving. Keep your head up, though. We’re here for you.

While snarky hipster rag Vice may seem a strange home for the steroid-abusing jock, the fact is both share a robust interest in illicit drug use and a willingness to discuss the, well, vice. Canseco’s 2005 book, Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant ‘Roids, Smash Hits & How Baseball Got Big blew the lid off the abuse of performance enhancing drugs in baseball, and even now he may not be off the sauce. Canseco was suspended by the Mexican Baseball League back in March after refusing to take a doping test and admitting to using testosterone, which may or may not have been medically necessary.

Either way, dude has some stories to tell. We’re hoping Vice editors are pushing for future Canseco rants to include some druggie details.

AllFacebook: Facebook might be launching a “save for later” option for all those times you wish you had more time to peruse status updates by parents proclaiming their appreciation of their kids’ poop.

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http://www.adweek.com/fishbowlny/?p=65254Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:48:58 +0000The Daily Drops a Third of Its Staff [Update]The bad news for The Daily continues. According to All Things D, the digital newspaper is cutting 50 of its 170 employees, nearly a third of its staff. Apparently the hardest hit will be the the editorial and sports pages, which will still carry on after the lay offs, but with minimal content.

The cutbacks come on the heels of News Corp. announcing that it was putting The Daily on probation, so this probably isn’t a good sign for its future.

UPDATE:Check after the jump for a release about the cuts from The Daily.

The Daily, News Corp’s daily national news publication built exclusively for tablets and touchscreen devices, today announced content and personnel changes at the publication designed to streamline its production, focus resources on its most popular features, and reflect the changing business environment for news and media.

The implemented changes to The Daily include the following:

A total of 50 full-time employees, 29 percent of the full-time staff, will be released.

The Sports and Opinion sections, which saw the lightest traffic, are being reorganized. Sports reporting will now be provided by content partners, like Fox Sports, while existing features like photo galleries and the ability to track favorite teams via a customizable sports page will remain. The Daily will no longer have a standalone Opinion section. Opinion pieces and editorials will appear in the news pages, clearly marked, from time to time as appropriate.

The Daily will move to a portrait-only orientation – the mode in which the vast majority of its readers view content – though video will still be viewable in landscape mode.

The Daily will continue to invest in the content its readers use the most: original reporting, strong visual elements, great photography and video, award-winning design, infographics, and interactivity. These are the features that continue to make The Daily unique and that have seen heaviest traffic; they will make up a greater percentage of each edition going forward.

\"These are important changes that will allow The Daily to be more nimble editorially and to focus on the elements that our readers have told us through their consumption that they like and want,\" said Editor-in-Chief Jesse Angelo. \"Unfortunately, these changes have forced us to make difficult decisions and to say goodbye to some colleagues who have worked hard to make The Dailysuccessful. These moves were driven by the needs of the business. The Daily is the first of its kind, and it remains the best of its class. We are still in the infancy of this innovative new media platform, but we have delivered excellent content, steadily increasing readership, quality reporting, and award-winning design. Our standards will not diminish as we move forward, nor will our enthusiasm for creating an outstanding daily digital publication.\"

\"We continue to believe in the future of tablet publications because we know the market for tablets and touchscreen devices will only expand,\" said Publisher Greg Clayman. \"As more and more people buy and use tablets in their daily lives, The Daily will grow with them. We have consistently remained one of the top-ranked paid news apps since our launch, we have steadily grown our subscriber base, and we have the world’s largest media and publishing company behind us. Like all good digital products, however, we must change and evolve to remain fresh, competitive and sustainable.\"

Well, according to a piece in The New York Times, maybe we should all exhale for a moment and stop focusing so much on the long-term.

Carl Richards, certified financial planner in Utah and author of The Behavior Gap, indicates we may not have enough money to reach all of our goals. (So, in this case goal isn’t exactly related to becoming a managing editor but rather, traveling to the Acropolis, saving money for a rainy day or a retirement fund.)

His solution? He writes in the piece, “I believe it’s time we let go of outcome-based goal setting and instead focus on the process of living the lives we want right now. Letting go of outcome-based goals can bring us freedom.”

1. Letting go of expectations. First, he says that goals are great and they help us focus, but life doesn’t owe us anything. Focus on goals remaining goals instead of turning them into lofty, unfulfilled expectations.

2. Letting go of outcomes. This is huge. Instead of relying on the light on the end of the tunnel, he recommends enjoying the journey. For instance, when he wrote his book, the goal wasn’t to become a hot seller on the New York Times best-sellers list but instead, to help people. Focus on your intent instead of the outcome which could possibly lead to anxiety and disappointment bundled together.

3. Letting go of worry. Let’s say you’re out of work or even if you are working, your retirement funds aren’t exactly stellar. Reminding us that worrying is certainly not productive, he asks, “Can you think of one single thing that got better because you worried about it? Obviously it’s different from sitting down and crafting an action plan to solve a problem. All worrying does is create an uncomfortable rut.”

4. Letting go of measuring. Goal setting should be measurable, right? Well, Richards indicates we’re all competitive and simultaneously we’re all striving for happiness. The thing is this — we can’t measure happiness. Indicating that we may sometimes substitute money for happiness along the way, things could get tricky when we continue to measure.

5. Letting go of mindless tracking. Letting go of comparing yourself to others or measuring is one thing, letting go of tracking is quite another. While he points out how some people track their funds and what they spend every dime on, when it comes to job seeking, it can become mind numbing at all. (Nod your head in agreement if you’ve ever been organized and detailed to keep a spreadsheet with your contacts, interview dates, follow ups, etc.)

He advises you “don’t want to confuse the process with the goal….Goals can be a great things. We just need to do a better job making sure they don’t turn into expectations that leave us disappointed and unhappy.”

According to a memo obtained by Jim Romenesko, the cuts were coming from “corporate staff departments and in the digital media section of the Growth and Performance group.”

“Affected employees are being notified effective today; however, certain positions will have a deferred termination date between now and the end of the year for various business reasons,” wrote Media General’s CEO, Marshall Morton, in the memo.

- A total of 50 full-time employees, 29 percent of the full-time staff, will be released.

– The Sports and Opinion sections, which saw the lightest traffic, are being reorganized. Sports reporting will now be provided by content partners, like Fox Sports, while existing features like photo galleries and the ability to track favorite teams via a customizable sports page will remain. The Daily will no longer have a standalone Opinion section. Opinion pieces and editorials will appear in the news pages, clearly marked, from time to time as appropriate.

- The Daily will move to a portrait-only orientation – the mode in which the vast majority of its readers view content – though video will still be viewable in landscape mode.

The problem with The Daily, and I was a subscriber on Day 1, is that the content was way too light… It read like a weekly and could not be construed as news. Also, the navigation metaphor was frequently shifting and often clumsy. So far, the best example of a newspaper on the iPad is The Wall Street Journal.

Although The Daily can never hope to match the size of WSJ’s reporting team, there is at least the consolation that moving forward, best-of-breed navigation and other elements can be found within the same parent company walls.

As pointed out on U.S. News & World Report’s blog, someone 58 years-old may be out of work but not financially able to retire. Here are four ways to increase job consideration for the older job seeker:

1. Stay relevant with your skill set. Similar to how an out-of-work dynamo needs to keep their arsenal sharp, so, too should the older worker. Arnie Fertig writes in the post, “Show off recent training courses, certifications, or other credentials. If you aren’t up to speed in your area of expertise, understand that employer rejection may be about your knowledge and skill sets, not your physical age.”

2. Watch your jargon. Consider this: A young manager may feel awkward hiring someone who could be his or her parent’s age. Age disciminatory, yes, but try not to call attention to your age by indicating years of service. Instead of saying, “Thirty years of experience in xyz,” you can simply state, “In my most recent role at xyz, I accomplished…”

3. Remain active. One misconception of hiring managers may be that older employees are slower. So, this is actually an opportunity to showcase the exact opposite. Fertig advises, “A Personal Interest resume section that references significant physical activity displays that you remain energetic and in shape. Community volunteerism and participation is another way to display that you do more than just what’s expected.”

4. Highlight your most recent work. Of course, you have decades of valuable experience to bring to the table but considering recruiters and hiring managers may only focus on the past eight to 12 years of relevancy, do just that: Focus on the last decade. In fact, Fertig recommends abridging your resume so you don’t list your entire career history and instead, include this line: “Details of prior professional experience available upon request.”